"I don't know exactly how many there were, or how dangerous theoretically they were, they were fairly small in size, but there were numerous IEDs. They had to be removed by the explosives disposal unit," he said.Burnaby highrise evacuation ends as suite cleared of dynamite, home-made bombs

Shields said the small bombs were found after explosives experts had removed about 10 sticks of old, crystallized dynamite from the suite.

The dynamite was taken to nearby Central Park where it was safely burned.